1839 Original, Likely Unpublished Manuscript Poem on the Death of a Young Person by Christian Writer Caroline Fry aka Caroline Wilson

On offer is a very special handwritten original (possibly unpublished) poem by theologian, writer, poet and Christian educator, Ms. Caroline Fry [Mrs. Caroline Wilson] (1787-1846). 

The poem on offer is a draft titled "Ex Gx [or EG]...died aged 18 years". It is dated February 7, 1839 and is written and signed in fountain pen. Fry has autographed her poem "Caroline Wilson". The poem is a meditation on the changing seasons and on loss. 

BIO NOTES: Caroline Fry, later Mrs. Caroline Wilson can rightfully be considered a church theologian, a writer, a poet and a Christian educator. Fry has produced an impressive list of publications over her life. She began her professional writing career in 1823 by writing a monthly periodical called the Assistant of Education, Religious and Literary, which she intended for the education of children. In addition to writing church theology, she wrote devotional meditations, prayers, poetry and recounted moral lessons one might learn from the life stories of people she encountered in her travels throughout the English countryside published in two volumes entitled, The Listener.

The manuscript measures 9-1/8 x 7-1/4 inches. One page. A previous owner of the poem has made some notes in light pencil about the author, which does not interfere with the poem itself. The poem is neatly sewn, at the left edge, to 1/2 inch album page flap, small red was seal at top left half covered by this strip, otherwise very good condition.